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Skillet Fire 82% Contained as Local Team Takes Command

The handover marks a planned drawdown to local mop-up work that will use UAS heat detection and could keep smoldering into September.

Bug and Fred Mountain Fires Merge North of Reno, Form Roughly 40,300-Acre Blaze

Elk Fire Near Lake City Expands as Evacuations and Resources Increase

Ward Fire Grows to About 8,200 Acres Near Ely With No Containment

Merged Cherry Fire Prompts Evacuations as Crews Secure Lines on Utah Blazes

Beehive Fire Grows to 2,236 Acres with No Containment

Containment Rises on Lee Fire as Cooler Weather Slows Spread